Unmasking, Exposing, and Confronting: Critical Race Theory, Tribal Critical Race Theory and Multicultural Education

Authors

  • Jeanette Haynes Writer New Mexico State University

Keywords:

multicultural, multicultural teacher education, Critical Race Theory, Tribal Critical Race Theory, social justice

Abstract

Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Tribal Critical Race Theory (TribalCrit) offer the possibility of unmasking, exposing, and confronting continued colonization within educational contexts and societal structures, thus, transforming those contexts and structures for Indigenous People. Utilizing CRT and TribalCrit to support and inform “Multicultural Education as social justice,” we rid ourselves, our educational institutions, and ultimately the larger society from the “food, fun, festivals, and foolishness” form of Multicultural Education that maintains or propagates colonization.

Author Biography

Jeanette Haynes Writer, New Mexico State University

Dr. Jeanette Haynes Writer is Tsalagi (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma). She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Her areas of specialization include critical multicultural teacher education, Critical Race Theory and Tribal Critical Race Theory, and Indigenous education.

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Published

2008-12-11

How to Cite

Haynes Writer, J. (2008). Unmasking, Exposing, and Confronting: Critical Race Theory, Tribal Critical Race Theory and Multicultural Education. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 10(2).

Issue

Section

2008 Special Issue Articles (Peer-reviewed)